Excavation Co. Off The Hook For Fund Payment, Judge Says

By Emily Brill

A Chicago-area excavation company has dodged an obligation to pay about $182,000 to an International Union of Operating Engineers local's scholarship fund, with an Illinois federal judge ruling Friday that a 2023 arbitration award can't be enforced against the company.

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Campbell's Can't Undo $17M Soup Rack Patent Verdict

By Elliot Weld

An Illinois federal judge has refused to nullify a $17 million patent infringement verdict against Campbell's Soup Co., rejecting its claims that a reasonable jury would have awarded only nominal damages to Gamon at most.

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Judge Nixes USDA's SNAP Deadline, Immigrant Benefit Rules

By Ben Adlin

An Oregon federal judge sided with a coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the Trump administration's restrictions to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, ruling Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's guidance barring certain noncitizen immigrants from SNAP benefits was unlawful.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Keeps License Amid ICE Conviction Appeal

By Ryan Boysen

The ex-Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing an ICE arrest will remain an attorney in good standing while she appeals, after the Supreme Court of Wisconsin declined to suspend her law license.

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The 2026 Regional Powerhouses

By Cara Bayles

From major deals to high-profile litigation, the firms named to Law360's 2026 Regional Powerhouses list are leading the way across 14 states. They deliver deep regional expertise and make a lasting impact at the state and local level.

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FTC's Meador Touts Right-To-Repair Progress After Deere Case

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Federal Trade Commissioner Mark Meador has hailed the commission's "progress" in right-to-repair enforcement during recent remarks before the National Farmers Union, touting the agency's July settlement in its case against John Deere.

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Hartford Unit Must Defend Tax Lien Cos. In 'Eviction' Case

By Danielle Ferguson

An Illinois federal judge said a Hartford unit must defend tax lien purchasing companies from class actions alleging the companies profited from an unconstitutional tax sale process, rejecting the insurer's arguments that the underlying property owners did not allege they were wrongfully evicted.

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Conagra 'Keto' Products Hide Added Sugar, Suit Claims

By Mike Curley

A proposed class of buyers is suing Conagra Brands Inc. in Illinois federal court, alleging that despite marketing some keto baking products as having no added sugar, the company adds allulose, a sugar, during processing.

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Frozen Potato Makers Must Face Bulk Of Price-Fixing Case

By Lauraann Wood

The four companies controlling roughly 98% of the frozen potato product market must face consumers' accusations that they shared competitively sensitive information and coordinated other efforts to carry out an illegal price-fixing scheme, an Illinois federal judge has ruled.

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7th Circ. Skeptical Of Bid To Block Ill. 'Captive Audience' Ban

By Celeste Bott

Two interest groups asking the Seventh Circuit to revive their challenge to an Illinois law banning captive audience meetings by employers faced pointed questions Friday about whether the law has injured them at all, with one judge saying their suit is based on a "series of ifs."

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Split 7th Circ. Rejects NLRB's Bid To Reinstate Union

By Dorothy Atkins

A split Seventh Circuit panel on Friday upheld a decision denying the National Labor Relations Board's bid to reinstate a truck-seller's union, with the majority finding that the union hasn't shown irreparable harm justifying such "extraordinary relief," while a dissenting judge criticized the majority for making harm nearly impossible to show.

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Roundup

Real Estate Recap: Interest Rate Inklings, 9/11 Reflections

By Real Estate Authority Staff

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney views on the Fed's first interest rate hike in three years and reflections from real estate practitioners 25 years after 9/11.

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Senior Lawyers Survey: Tell Us About Your Career

How are senior lawyers adapting to evolving career paths and emerging technologies? Share your perspective in this five-minute survey.

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Analysis

Attys 'Itching' To Join Congressional Probes Of Trump Admin

By Phillip Bantz

Efforts to recruit high-powered lawyers to Capitol Hill to potentially lead congressional committee probes into the various dealings of President Donald Trump's administration are gaining momentum as Democrats push to retake control of Congress in the quickly approaching midterm elections.

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Ex-DOJ Chief Lambastes 'Abuses Of Power' In Goldstein Case

By Jeff Overley

The U.S. Department of Justice constantly made false statements in its criminal case against famed appellate advocate Tom Goldstein, and his convictions must be erased because "prosecutorial misconduct pervaded every stage of the proceedings," a former DOJ prosecutor told the Fourth Circuit.

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Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Latham, Sullivan

By Zak Kostro

In this week's Taxation With Representation, a group backed by Michael Dell's family office and Sequence Holdings acquires a majority interest in The Baldwin Group, May Mobility merges with a blank check company, and Infineon Technologies sells its memory chip business to Winbond Electronics.

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Richards Layton Litigator Selected For Chancery Seat In Del.

By Rose Krebs

A Richards Layton & Finger PA attorney has been nominated by Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer to serve on the bench of the nationally important Chancery Court, a venue that adjudicates some of the biggest corporate law cases.

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Judge Questions Whether 'Lawfare' Fund Fight Is Really Moot

By Jared Foretek

A Virginia federal judge seemed unlikely to toss a challenge to the Trump administration's nixed "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and tax audit immunity for the Trump family Friday, saying she worries the fund could be revived in a different form down the road.

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Chief US District Judge In SC To Take Senior Status Oct. 1

By Courtney Bublé

Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy Cain of the District of South Carolina has informed the president that he will be taking semiretired status on Oct. 1, according to an update posted Friday by the federal judiciary.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Starbucks settled a high-profile discrimination suit with Florida over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, agreeing not to use race- or sex-based goals in hiring and promoting. And the SEC floated changing how publicly traded companies seek shareholder input, including promising to end one pathway for shareholders to place their proposals on corporate ballots. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Reed Smith Defends Docs Production In Ex-Atty's Bias Suit

By Jake Maher

Reed Smith LLP urged a New Jersey court on Thursday to reject an "impulsive" motion from a former attorney suing it for gender discrimination seeking to strike its answer and affirmative defenses.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Schemery Zicolello leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Third Circuit panel ruled that police cannot conduct warrantless strip searches outside of jails or prisons absent consent or an emergency.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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